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Psa. 73:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garmentb.

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Psa. 109:18• ¹⁸And he put on cursing as his garment,{HR}And it came like the water into his midst,{HR}And like the oil into his bones. (Psa. 109:18)

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Deut. 8:13‑14• ¹³{i}and thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied,{/i}
¹⁴{i}then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;{/i} (Deut. 8:13‑14)

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Deut. 32:15• ¹⁵{i}Then Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked{HR}—Thou art waxen fat,{HR}Thou art grown thick,{HR}And thou art covered with fatness;{HR}—He gave up God who made him,{HR}And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.{HR}{/i} (Deut. 32:15)

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Esther 3:1,5‑6• ¹After these things king Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that [were] with him.
⁵And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
⁶But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shown him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that [were] throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai. (Esther 3:1,5‑6)

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Esther 5:9‑11• ⁹And Haman went forth that day joyful and glad of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
¹⁰Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife.
¹¹And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and [all the things] wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. (Esther 5:9‑11)

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Job 21:7‑15• ⁷Why do the wicked live, become old,{HR}And mighty in wealth?
⁸Their seed is established with them in their sight,{HR}And their issues before their eyes.
⁹Their houses [are] peace, without fear,{HR}And the rod of God [is] not upon them.
¹⁰His bull gendereth, and faileth not,{HR}His cow calveth, and miscarrieth not.
¹¹They send forth their sucklings as a flock,{HR}And their children frisk.
¹²They lift [their voice] to timbrel and harp,{HR}And rejoice at the sound of a pipe.
¹³They wear out their days in prosperity,{HR}And in a moment sink [to] Sheol.
¹⁴Yet they say to God, Depart from us,{HR}For we desired not the knowledge of thy ways:
¹⁵What [is] the Almighty that we should serve him?{HR}And what profit have we if we meet him? (Job 21:7‑15)

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Eccl. 8:11• ¹¹Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily,{HR}Therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. (Eccl. 8:11)

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Jer. 48:11,29• ¹¹Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
²⁹We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. (Jer. 48:11,29)

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Ezek. 28:2‑5• ²Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God.
³Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel: there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
⁴with thy wisdom and with thy understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
⁵by thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches. (Ezek. 28:2‑5)

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Dan. 4:30• ³⁰The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? (Dan. 4:30)

as a chain.

Judg. 8:26• ²⁶{i}And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the moons, and eardrops, and the purple garments that were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.{/i} (Judg. 8:26)

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Prov. 1:9• ⁹For they (shall be) a garland of grace for thy head,{HR}And chains about thy neck. (Prov. 1:9)

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Song of Sol. 4:9• ⁹Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister spouse;{HR}Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes,{HR}With one chain of thy neck. (Song of Sol. 4:9)

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Isa. 3:19• ¹⁹the pendants, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, (Isa. 3:19)

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Ezek. 16:11• ¹¹{i}And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck;{/i} (Ezek. 16:11)

violence.

Prov. 3:31• ³¹Envy not the man of violence,{HR}And choose none of his ways. (Prov. 3:31)

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Prov. 3• (Prov. 3)

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Prov. 4:17• ¹⁷For they eat the bread of wickedness{HR}And drink the wine of violence. (Prov. 4:17)

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Mic. 2:1‑2• ¹Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
²And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. (Mic. 2:1‑2)

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Mic. 3:5• ⁵Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that make my people err{i}, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace! but whoso putteth not into their mouths they prepare war against him:{/i} (Mic. 3:5)

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James 5:4‑6• ⁴Behold, the hire of the labourers who reaped your fields, that is kept back of you crieth out, and the cries of those that reaped entered into the ears of Jehovah of hosts.
⁵Ye lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves; ye nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.
⁶Ye condemned, ye slew the just one; he doth not resist you. (James 5:4‑6)

covereth.

Psa. 109:18,29• ¹⁸And he put on cursing as his garment,{HR}And it came like the water into his midst,{HR}And like the oil into his bones.
²⁹Mine adversaries shall be clothed with dishonour,{HR}They shall cover themselves with their shame as the mantle. (Psa. 109:18,29)

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1 Peter 5:5• ⁵Likewise, ye younger, be subject to elders; and all of you bind on humility to one another; because God setteth himself against haughty ones, and giveth grace to lowly. (1 Peter 5:5)

• Pride is counted by them as an ornament; and their violence, like a garment, is seen of all. (“Psalm 73” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them as a garment;

W. Kelly Translation

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Therefore hath pride enchained them,{HR}A garment of violence covereth them.